SGA

What SGA does

SGA-SLR (legal entity: Gestión Ambiental SpA) is a Chilean environmental and sustainability consulting firm that operates as the wholly-owned Chilean subsidiary of global sustainability advisor SLR Consulting following its May 2024 acquisition of Ambiental SGA. The firm delivers full-lifecycle environmental and social advisory services to enterprise clients in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, organized across six core service lines: Environmental Studies (EIA, DIA, SEIA processing, baseline studies, peer review), Water Resource Management (hydrogeology, hydrology, groundwater modeling, monitoring programs), Environmental and Sectoral Permits (PAS, master permit plans, closure and management plans, permit engineering), Cultural Heritage (archaeological and paleontological excavations, monitoring, photogrammetric surveys), Environmental Compliance (due diligence, audits, RCA and commitment matrix tracking), and Sustainable Community Management (human baseline studies, PACA/PAC citizen participation, indigenous consultation, stakeholder mapping, corporate sustainability strategy, socio-environmental due diligence).

The business is project-based professional services, with engagements custom-quoted by scope and complexity rather than standardized pricing. The firm employs 200+ multidisciplinary professionals across Chile and reports 800+ executed projects and 3+ million professional hours delivered over the last decade, with USD 30 billion+ in approved project investments cleared through Chile's Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA). The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales into large mining, energy, and infrastructure operators, with no disclosed digital marketing or self-serve channels. Commercial leverage is generated through SLR Consulting's global network, which combines 30 years of local Chilean experience with international sustainability standards and frameworks. Headquarters are at Rosario Norte 100, Santiago.

Name

SGA

Legal name

Gestión Ambiental SpA

Website

https://sgasa.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SGA-SLR (Gestión Ambiental SpA) is a Chilean environmental and sustainability consulting firm, wholly-owned by global SLR Consulting since May 2024, serving enterprise clients in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors with 200+ professionals across six service lines spanning permitting, compliance, and community engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Permitting, Siting & Environmental Impact (EIA/NEPA) Advisory (EUAMANAB), Stakeholder Engagement, Indigenous/Tribal Consultation & Social Impact (SIA) (EUAHAAAH), Sustainability & ESG Reporting (GRI/SASB/ISSB/CSRD) (EUAHAJAB)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Sustainability consulting
• Environmental impact assessments
• Water resource management
• Mining sector consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Condes

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Environmental Consulting Services: Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements serving the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors. Services include environmental impact studies, water resource management, permits, cultural heritage studies, compliance, and community relations — delivered by a team of over 200 multidisciplinary professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

SGA provides project-based environmental and sustainability consulting services to mining, energy, and infrastructure clients in Chile. Its six service areas cover environmental impact studies and SEIA processing, water resource management (hydrogeology, modeling, monitoring), sectoral environmental permits and closure plans, cultural heritage (archaeological/paleontological surveys and monitoring), environmental compliance and due diligence, and sustainable community management including citizen participation and indigenous consultation.

Product overview

SGA is an environmental and sustainability consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services primarily serving the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors in Chile. The company operates as part of SLR Consulting following a May 2024 acquisition. Its portfolio spans six core service areas: Environmental Studies (impact assessments, declarations, SEIA processing, baseline studies), Water Resource Management (hydrogeological/hydrological studies, modeling, monitoring), Environmental Permits (sectoral permits, master plans, closure plans), Cultural Heritage (archaeological/paleontological excavations, monitoring, aerial surveys), Environmental Compliance (due diligence, audits, commitment matrices), and Sustainable Community Management (citizen participation, indigenous consultation, stakeholder engagement). The company reports over 3 million professional hours executed, 800+ projects completed, and $30,000 million USD in approved project investments through Chile's Environmental Impact Assessment System.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Estudios Ambientales

Quantifiable outcome

• USD 30 billion+ in project investment approved through the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SLR ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024SGA-SLR is part of SLR Consulting, a global leader in sustainability solutions. The company combines 30 years of local Chilean experience with SLR Consulting's international standards and global network, delivering 'Making Sustainability Happen' — ensuring sustainability becomes reality for clients' projects and operations.
• Corporate CitizenshipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021SLR Consulting acquired Corporate Citizenship in 2021, establishing the group's presence and footprint in Chile. This acquisition provided the foundation for the local team and expertise now operating as SGA-SLR.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SLR Consulting: Global parent and direct operator of environmental and sustainability consulting services. SLR is comparable because it provides the same EIA, permitting, water, and ESG services that SGA-SLR delivers locally, but at much larger global scale and across multiple regions.
• WSP Environment & Sustainability (WSP Golder): Global engineering and environmental consultancy with a major presence in Chile and Latin America serving mining, energy, and infrastructure. Comparable to SGA-SLR because it competes for the same EIA, permitting, water, and ESG mandates in the same client verticals.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and environmental consulting firm with established Latin American operations serving mining, energy, and infrastructure. Comparable because it competes for environmental impact assessments, permitting, and sustainability advisory work for the same Chilean enterprise clients.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with leading environmental, water, and sustainable infrastructure practices. Comparable because it offers EIA, permitting, water resource, and ESG advisory services for mining and energy clients internationally and increasingly in Latin America.
• Stantec: Global engineering, environmental, and community development consultancy with mining and energy practices. Comparable to SGA-SLR for its environmental assessment, permitting, water resources, and Indigenous/stakeholder consultation capabilities serving similar resource-sector clients.
• Wood (John Wood Group): Global engineering and consulting firm with environment, water, and sustainability services for mining, energy, and infrastructure. Comparable because it competes for similar environmental, permitting, and ESG mandates in Latin America and globally.

Direct peers

• Environmental Resources Management (ERM): World's largest pure-play sustainability and environmental consulting firm, deeply focused on mining, energy, and infrastructure. Highly comparable to SGA-SLR in service mix (EIA, permitting, water, community engagement) and in targeting the same Fortune 500 mining and energy clients.
• SRK Consulting: Independent global mining-focused consulting firm providing environmental, geological, water, and tailings advisory. Comparable to SGA-SLR because it directly competes for mining-sector environmental, permitting, and water management work in Chile and Latin America.
• Knight Piésold: International consulting firm specializing in mining, water, and environmental engineering, with strong Chilean and Latin American presence. Comparable because it competes head-to-head on mining-sector EIA, water resource, tailings, and permitting advisory in the same geography.

Regional players

• Ausenco: Engineering and project delivery firm with a meaningful mining and environmental services practice in the Americas. Comparable to SGA-SLR because it supports mining clients on environmental, permitting, and water aspects, though it is more focused on engineering delivery than pure-play consulting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sgaambiental
• Facebookfacebook.com/SGAambiental
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pyc-sga

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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